Daily Archives: February 4, 2022
Yeshiva University announces $20 million gift from the Belz family
Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, announced this week that the Belz family of Memphis, Tennessee, has signed a $20 million gift agreement to launch a comprehensive renovation of the cornerstone academic building...
New Jewish cemetery of Oporto is a source of pride for the local community
Its name is Campo da Igualdade Isaac Aboab, or the Isaac Aboab Field of Equality. It is set in a quiet location on the outskirts of the city of Oporto. There are no high-rise...
A ‘Palestine-firster’ scandal comes to the US Congress
During Barack Obama’s presidency, when diplomatic tensions between Israel and the United States sank to rarely seen lows, the term “Israel-Firster” was concocted by the Jewish state’s adversaries as a means of demeaning its...
Moving backwards
U.S. Ambassador Thomas Nides spoke before the conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Israel this week. He was charming and reassuring, and stressed the bipartisan nature of American government support...
Australia’s New South Wales considers ban on public displays of swastikas
The New South Wales Parliament in Australia is considering a proposed bill that would outlaw all public displays of Nazi symbols, such as swastikas.
The legislation would give exceptions to symbols used for educational, historical...
Duke passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism, adopting IHRA definition
Duke University Student Government senators approved a resolution that condemns anti-Semitism and adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
“Given the sheer prevalence of anti-Semitism, globally and across campus in the United States,...
UAE textbooks teach tolerance as PA curriculum calls for violence, anti-Jewish incitement
The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) has uncovered thousands of pages of new teaching material produced by the Palestinian Authority that directly calls for violence and promotes anti-Semitism, even...
Manhattan school calls off ‘Merchant of Venice’ after parents complain of theme
A Manhattan middle school decided to cancel a production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” after some parents questioned whether the controversial play was appropriate for students because of its anti-Semitic undertones, according to...
Qatar rules out normalizing relations with Israel
Qatar ruled out normalizing relations with Israel during an interview with Axios earlier this week.
According to the report, the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, said his country had previously maintained ties “when there were...
Turkish leader woos a skeptical Israel burned by experience
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is wooing Israel, but Israeli leaders note they’ve seen this movie before. Some argue that the Turkish leader’s overtures to Israel and the West are a temporary expedient to...